Retirement
I am now officially retired from federal law enforcement. I spent 17 years with the FBI, 6 years with the Diplomatic Security Service, and 4…
Category: Training Commentary
10 Posts
Cold Heat in Action
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day who happens to run firearms training for a midwestern state’s police academy. Some time…
The LEM Trigger
As I continue shooting the LTT P30L LEM, one particular aspect seems to define a given shooter’s enjoyment of the gun. That one thing is…
Coaching Cues Vs. Actual Technique
A common issue in the training community is the tendency for instructors to pass cues along as if they were meaningful techniques. Usually, this is…
Re-aclimating with the LEM
Anytime I switch guns, there are some fundamental drills I like to run to get reacquainted with the trigger, grip, recoil and balance of the…
Mead Hall Class in October is Live.
Once again, Pistol-Training.com will be at Mead Hall, this time in hopefully cooler October. On October 11 and 12, we will be teaching our flagship…
The Press-Out (Part 3)
Having covered a short, biased history of the technique as well as the basic concept behind it, we will now look at how to practice…
Law Enforcement Classes vs. Civilian Classes.
Having spent the past 27 years in law enforcement and almost as long teaching various topics to law enforcement (LEOs) and civilians, I have some…
The Press-Out (Part 2)
As mentioned last week, the basic idea of the press-out is to coordinate the movement of the gun with the trigger pull, so that as…
The Press-Out (Part 1)
20 years ago, the press-out was not very well known. 30 years ago only a small handful of us were doing it. In the last…